Supreme Court of Louisiana April 15, 1857 (City of New Orleans v. Vaught)

Voorhies, J.

On the 4th of February, 1851, James B. McLin leased several lots of ground to the defendant for the term of five years, at $400 per annum, payable in advance, for which the latter furnished his four promissory notes, and stipulated to pay besides all the city and State taxes on said property until the expiration of the lease.